Glens are 'Toran apart by Northend

The Northend U10 team reached their first final of the season when they beat Ballysillan Youth 3-0 in the BEAYIL Cup semi final.

The U11 team gave a master class in finishing when they defeated Chimney Corner 8-0, while the Antrim side gained a modicum of revenge at under-12 level by beating Northend 6-2.

Finally the Northend U13 team returned to competitive action in the BEAYIL Top Four Tournament, beating Barn United 4-3.

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Northend United 0, Ballysillan Youth 3: After a cagey first half, Northend went ahead when Matthew Irwin kept pressure on Ballysillan's centre half, who was forced into a wayward back pass which was too wide for his goalkeeper, and the ball rolled into the corner of the net.

The second goal came shortly afterwards when Cory Little burst clear from the halfway line, held off two challenges, side footed past the 'keeper via the inside of the post.

The third came from a corner which was only half cleared to Matthew Irwin on the edge of the box, and he struck through a crowded goalmouth to make it 3-0 and wrap up a place in the final against Barn United. MOM: Kieran O'Boyle and Tarlagh MaCrory

Northend: Kieran O'Boyle, Scott Sempey, Alex O'Boyle, Aaron Campbell, Tarlagh MaCrory, Matthew Erwin, Matthew Downey, Jamie Stevenson, Ruairi Campbell, Shea O'Brien, Cory Little, Blaine Scott, Aaron Montgomery, James O'Loughlin, Ruairi Campbell, Aidan Graffin, Jamie Wray, Eoin McNally.

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Northend 8, Chimney Corner 0: Northend took an early lead when Zack Herbison lobbed the keeper from the edge of the box and the scoreline was soon doubled when Conor McHugh crossed for David Kilgore to blast the ball past the keeper.

Northend scored again soon afterwards, Graham and McHugh combining to put in Herbison who controlled the ball, turned and shot to make it 3-0.

Kilgore added the fourth when he went off on a dribbling run, beating three players and slotting the ball past the keeper.

Number five arrived just before half time, Conor Graham shooting from the edge of the box but Herbison stuck out a foot and deflected it past the helpless keeper for his hat-trick.

He was joined on the three-goal mark by Kilgore who hammered a Ryan McKenna pass past the keeper.

Herbison scored his fourth with a far post volley from a Ben Sempey cross and Conor Graham completed the scoring from a move which he started and finished. MOM: Conor Graham and Philip Maybin.

Northend: James Morgan, Ryan McKenna, Jamie Crawford, Matthew Adams, Andrew Milligan, Philip Maybin, Conor Graham, Conor McHugh, David Kilgore, Zack Herbison, Rhys O'Mullan, Ben Sempey, Archie Magill, James Brown.

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Chimney Corner 6, Northend 2: Northend found themselves three down after 15 minutes, after some poor defensive errors but pulled two goals back through Michael Carberry and Eoin McCorkindale before half-time.

But any fight-back was ended when Corner scored straight from the kick-off in the second half and the Antrim side added a further two goals to their tally.

Northend: Anthony O'Neill, Przemyslaw Nowak, Kyle Johnston, Michael Carberry, Adrain Dubyna, Jack Dawson, Harry Kilgore, Ciaran Neeson, Ronan Ward, Eoin McCorkindale, Leo Morgan, Aaron Reid, Joshua King, Calum Johnston, Krystian Yaworski, Gracyan Drezewski.

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Barn United 3, Northend 4: Northend survived several early scares before evntually falling behind in the 14th minute but Matthew Mulholland levelled after beating two defenders.

A long-range effort restored Barn's lead but Northend equalised before the break when Jamie Brown beat the keeper with a dipping shot.

Northend went in front for the first time when Jamie Spiers' right-wing cross was converted by Mulholland and the Ballymena boys wasted a chance to extend that lead when Dylan Hamill dragged a penalty kick wide of the post.

That gave Barn renewed hoped and they equalised before Michael Laverty – who had only come on as a sub a few minutes earlier – grabbed what proved to be the winner. MOM: Matthew Mulholland

Northend: Niall Shannon, Jordan Donnelly, Eoin Campbell, Stefan McLees, Niall Swann, Ryan Gault, Jamie Speirs, Philip Leetch, Matthew Mulholland, Jaime Brown, Dylan Hamill, Michael Laverty, Ciaran McCambridge, Caolan Tierney, Brendan O'Mullan.

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Northend 1, Glentoran 0: Northend notched a famous victory in the NIBFA Cup at the Showgrounds.

Ryan McIllroy grabbed the all important goal in the second half, when he received a through ball and raced clear of the Glentoran defence to coolly slot the ball past the goalkeeper. MOM: Emmet Kerr

Northend: Dylan Little, Mark Robinson, Emmet Kerr, Ryan Douds, Declan McAfee, Thomas Brady, Sean McCann Simon Cunningham, Ryan McIllroy, Ciaran Ferris, Aidan Hughes, Brendan Lynas, Conan Dunne, Ryan Walsh

MINI SOCCER ACADEMY

Northend United Mini Soccer Academy continues on Saturday, February 20, at Dunfane Pitch 1 from 2.15-4pm.

For more information, please contact John Devlin, Northend United Youth Development Officer, on 0791 905 6834.